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みのがしはいしんminogashihaishin

noun:

  • missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
こころをきめるkokorowokimeru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
ペラペラPERAPERAぺらぺらperapera Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / adjectival noun:

  • fluently (speaking a foreign language) - onomatopoeia

adverb / ~と adverb:

  • incessantly (speaking); glibly; garrulously; volubly - onomatopoeia
  • one after the other (flipping through pages) - onomatopoeia

~の noun / adjectival noun / adverb / ~する noun:

  • thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy; weak - onomatopoeia
たくはつtakuhatsu Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • monk's "begging"; religious mendicancy; asking for alms
  • going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple) - Buddhism term

禅僧zensouha新宿shinjukuekinoあたりataride托鉢takuhatsushiteiますmasu Zen priests beg for alms near Shinjuku station.

あほんだらahondaraあほだらahodara

noun:

  • fool; oaf; airhead - Kansai dialect
  • type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events あほだら - abbreviation あほだら経
やっこさんyakkosan

pronoun:

  • he; she; him; her - derogatory or familiar

noun:

  • samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami)
  • type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
へんきをたまうhenkiwotamau Inflection

expression / godan ~う verb:

  • (for a nobleman) to bestow one of the kanji in his name upon someone (e.g. meritorious retainer, boy coming of age, etc.) - archaism
かていないりこんkateinairikon

noun:

  • in-home separation; quasi-divorce; marriage that has broken down but where the wife and husband still live together without getting a divorce
だんそうdansou Inflection

noun / ~の noun / ~する noun:

ジェーンJEENha男装dansouしていたshiteita Jane was dressed as a man.

たんおしtan'oshi

noun:

  • (being a) fan of a single member of a music group (esp. idol group) - slang 箱推し
こぜりあいkozeriai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy
  • squabble; quarrel; brief argument; exchange of words

国境kokkyou問題mondaideno小競り合いkozeriaiからkara重大なjuudaina国際紛争kokusaifunsouheto広がりましたhirogarimashita A small border dispute ballooned into a major international incident.

アバンタイトルABANTAITORUアヴァンタイトルAVUANTAITORUアバン・タイトルABAN/TAITORUアヴァン・タイトルAVUAN/TAITORU

noun:

  • material before the opening credits in a film, anime, etc. - From English "avant title"
がんにんぼうずganninbouzu

noun:

  • priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people
うきにんぎょうukiningyou

noun:

  • plastic toy (e.g. fish) suspended in a sealed glass tube filled with fluid; toy for use in the bath - obscure term
しょうさんげんshousangen

noun:

  • little three dragons; winning hand that contains two pungs or kongs of dragons and a pair of the third dragon - Mahjong term
もちこむmochikomu Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

  • to take something into ...; to bring in; to carry in
  • to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring (a proposal); to commence negotiations 尻を持ち込む【しりをもちこむ】
  • to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

乗客joukyakuha一定量itteiryouno荷物nimotsuwo機内kinaini持ち込むmochikomuことができるkotogadekiru Passengers can take a certain amount of baggage on the airplane.

たいほうtaihouたいほtaiho

noun:

  • Grand Protector (lowest of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty)
  • Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods) 右大臣
えいきょうeikyou Inflection

noun:

  • influence; effect

~する noun:

  • to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on

そのsonoニュースNYUUSUhakareni影響eikyouwo与えたataeta The news had an impact on him.

けっきょくkekkyoku

adverb:

  • after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually

noun / ~の noun:

noun:

  • end of a game of go, shogi, etc. 終局

ゆっくりとyukkurito着実なchakujitsunanoga結局kekkyoku勝つkatsu Slow and steady wins the race.

きょくめんkyokumen

noun / ~の noun:

  • position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game
  • aspect of an affair; situation

われわれwarewareha局面kyokumenno打開dakaiwo図らhakaraなくてはならないnakutehanaranai We must try to break the deadlock.

でるところにでるderutokoronideru Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)
コンパニオンKONPANION

noun:

  • promotional model (at a trade show, etc.); female guide (at a convention); booth babe
  • hostess (of a party, banquet, etc.)
  • companion - orig. meaning
おひゃくどohyakudo

noun:

  • hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
かべやくkabeyaku

noun:

  • catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen - Baseball term
  • tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
ずばっとzubatto

adverb:

  • without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; without shilly-shallying; straight to the point; getting to the heart of the matter ずばり
  • cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly

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